The above photo is one of only two photos I found showing Grand Coulee in Noah and Ethel's 1912-1924 album which is part of the Norma Draper Personal Photograph collection. However, take note of the date... At the top of the photograph, Noah has written, October 15, 1913. We know it's Noah's writing because of the dozens of his letters I've posted here at Author Memories, such as the start of this one from 1911 Courtship: Oct 1 Dear Ethel:

But in the album near the photo, Noah and Ethel's daughter, Norma has written a caption which states Oct 15. 1918 vice 1913. Granted, even I had to look real close to discern that it was in fact a 3 rather an 8. But regardless of the year, you can tell that the snow came early that October because the garden in the foreground hasn't been put to rest yet.

The only other photograph of Grand Coulee is this undated one taken by Noah (as shown by his mark in the foreground between the tracks which will be a topic of a later post).

Grand Coulee Station, undated, from the album of Noah Draper and Ethel Nelson, 1912-1924. Courtesy of the Norma Draper Photograph Collection.

Noah and Ethel lived at the Canadian Northern Railway (C.N.R.) siding of Adams. For more information about Adams, check out my post, C.N.R. at Adams, Saskatchewan.

Noah often went to Grand Coulee not only because it was the closest place of business as explained in my post, but also because 2 of his sisters lived there. The following is from my post, 1911 Courtship: Apr 17 Dear Ethel:

This map shows the distance between Noah's farm (near Adams) to Grand Coulee, a distance of 5.8 km (3.6 miles). And it's 20.5 km (13 miles) from Adams to Regina's Union Station (near red dot). The hamlet of Adams was one of many grain elevator stops on the old CNR line which passed through part of Noah's land, however, at the time of these letters in 1911, the nearest Post Office was in Grand Coulee which is why Noah used it as his address.